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Would you like some frog with that salad? Wildlife in produce is not rare
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Look before you leaf! There might be a frog romaine in your salad.
How journalists’ jobs affect their mental health: A research roundup
Source: JournalistsResource.orgHigher taxes and violence against black politicians post-Civil War
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Much of the American South lay razed after the Confederacy surrendered its forces to the Union in 1865 to end the Civil War. Public financing was needed to rebuild cities and infrastructure, but the South did not have a strong history of providing public goods through taxation.
What happens when a rural school closes? Here's how it affected one town
Source: JournalistsResource.orgHow detention centers affect the health of immigrant children
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Between October 2018 and June 2019, the U.S. Border Patrol apprehended 234,443 adults; 390,308 family units (which includes all individuals apprehended with another family member); and 63,624 unaccompanied children at the country’s southwestern border, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Adding citizenship question to U.S. Census could lead to undercounts
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Evidence from a randomized control trial indicates that when you introduce a question about national citizenship on a United States Census form, respondents — especially Hispanics — answer a smaller percentage of the questions.
Obstacles prevent access to mental health care, even among insured
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Obtaining mental health care can be difficult even for people who are covered by health insurance. Patients regularly deal with hurdles such as incorrect phone numbers for providers’ offices, insurers’ prior authorization requirements, month-long delays in scheduling appointments and psychiatrists who refuse to accept insurance at all, according to a series of studies by J. Wesley Boyd and colleagues at the Cambridge Health Alliance.
US public records law: How business interests shaped FOIA
Source: JournalistsResource.orgThe Freedom of Information Act — FOIA — lets anyone request records from federal agencies. Federal agencies have to provide requested records, with exemptions.